WEBVTT RIPPLE EFFECT THIS IS CAUSING CRYSTAL?CRYSTAL: WE'RE A LITTLE OVER AMONTH FROM THE REGULAR SESSION,OKLAHOMA STILL DOESN'T HAVE ABUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.AND THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TOPLAN AHEAD FOR NEXT YEAR.IN A NORMAL YEAR THE OKLAHOMASTATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATIONWOULD BE ABLE TO TELL BY NOWWHAT OUR SHORTFALL WILL BE FORTHE UPCOMING YEABUT NOT THIS YEAR.>> HOWEVER THIS SCHEDULE DOESNOT GIVE US THAT INFORMATIONTHIS YEAR.CRYSTAL: THIS COMES AFTER THELOSS OF $215 MILLION FROM THEUNCONSTITUTIONAL CIGARETTE FEE.EVEN THOUGH LAWMAKERS WERE ABLETO PUT $104 MILLION WORTH OF ONETIME MONEY TO HELP STATEAGENCIES DURING THE FIRSTSPECIAL SESSION, THIS STILLLEAVES US $111 MILLION SHORTTHIS CURRENT YEAR.>> THIS A VERY COMPLICATED, UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE.CRYSTAL: GOVERNOR MARY FALLINSAYS LAWMAKERS NEED TO COME UPWITH RECURRING SOURCES OFREVENUE AS THEY'VE USED MORETHAN $500 MILLION IN ONE TIMEREVENUE SOURCES.>> BASICALLY THE MESSAGE TO USIS SOLVE THE PROBLEM, FIX THEISSUE, QUIT KICKING THE CAN DOWNTHE ROAD.FILL THE HOLE, GIVE A RAISE,FILL THE HOLE OF THE STATEBUDGET, GIVE A RAISE TO THETEACHERS.CRYSTAL: HOUSE AND SENATELEADERSHIP MET TODAY TO DISCUSSPOSSIBLE LONG TERM BUDGETSOLUTIONS.TWO APPROPRIATIONS BILLS AREEXPECTED TO BE HEARD ON THE

The Oklahoma Legislature will meet for its next regular season in a little more than a month, but lawmakers are still at the Capitol because of a second special session to fix the state's budget hole.

Trying to figure out the current budget crisis makes it difficult for lawmakers and state agencies to plan ahead for next year. In a normal year, the Oklahoma State Board of Equalization would be able to tell by now what the state's shortfall will be for the upcoming year.

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That's not the case this year.

The situation follows the loss of $215 million from a cigarette fee that the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional. Even though lawmakers were able to put $104 million worth of one-time money to help state agencies during the first special session, Oklahoma is still $111 million short for the current year.

The governor said lawmakers need to come up with recurring sources of revenue as they've used more than $500 million in one-time revenue sources.

"Basically, the message to us is, 'Solve the problem. Fix the issue. Quit kicking the can down the road. Fill the hole. Give a raise. Fill a hole of the state budget. Give a raise to the teachers,'" Fallin said.

House and Senate leadership met Wednesday to discuss possible long-term budget solutions. Two appropriation bills are expected to be heard on the House floor Friday.